dwi@manta.NOSC.MIL (Steve Stamper) (06/28/89)
International Championship Wrestling Arrives for the Amiga! A multitasking, hard disk installable game for the amiga that is REALLY FUN to play! 1st in the "Are you tough enough" Challenge series of games, the developers will pay $50.00 to the 1st 10 registered owners who can defeat the champ at Contest Level! This one is HOT! Take a look at the file Wrestling.zoo in this machines /usr/ftp/pub directory for some screenshots! --------- At Last! The thrills and excitement of BigTime Championship Wrestling come to the Amiga, in 32 Blazing Colors! You'll experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in this world class simulation designed to take advantage of the Amiga's amazing power! You'll face top opponents from Around the world like Lance "Eagle" DoGood from the USA, Ivan "The Bear" Trotsky from the USSR, Kai-Leung "Killer" Kahn from China, and the mysterious world champion known only as The Cuban "Bruiser". It won't be easy but it sure is fun as you smash, punch, suplex, and slam your way to the gold! Featuring: * 1 or 2 player action. * Demo mode allows computer to play itself. * Digitized sound effects * Over 300 frames of animation per player * Many moves including Figure 4 Leglock, Powerslam, and airplane spin. * Climb the ring ropes to really "Come down hard" on your opponent. * Each wrestler has his own special "Death Move" * 4 Difficulty Levels, including special Contest Level for a chance to win $50.00!! * 512k RAM and joystick required. 1M RAM recommended. Order NOW! Introductory price is just $25.95 + $2.50 shipping/handling (Ca. residents add 6% sales tax outside of San Diego County, 7% sales tax inside San Diego County) Visa/MC accepted. Available IMMEDIATELY from: Digital Wizards Inc. 9307 Carlton Hills Blvd. Santee, Ca. 92071 (619)449-5218
sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) (06/29/89)
In Message <859@manta.NOSC.MIL>, dwi@manta.NOSC.MIL (Steve Stamper) writes: >Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego >Lines: 53 >International Championship Wrestling Arrives for the Amiga! [A truly commercial advert deleted] >Digital Wizards Inc. >9307 Carlton Hills Blvd. >Santee, Ca. 92071 >(619)449-5218 Is this not commercial abuse of our network? Sneakers -- ___ Dan "Sneakers" Schein //// BERKS AMIGA BBS Sneakers Computing //// 80+ Megs of software & messages 2455 McKinley Ave. ___ //// 12/2400 Baud - 24 Hrs West Lawn, PA 19609 \\\\ //// 215/678-7691 \\\\//// {pyramid|rutgers|uunet}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers
sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) (06/30/89)
sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) writes: | [A truly commercial advert deleted] | Is this not commercial abuse of our network? No. The posting had a subject line clearly marking it as an advertisement. Unless he repeats the article, he is clearly within the bounds of Usenet "ethics". Sean -- *** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet *** Quid, me vexari? {backbone|rutgers|uunet}!ukma!sean *** ``If you want to share my secrets, you have to eat my sandwich.''
ErikG@cup.portal.com (Erik Alexander Gavriluk) (06/30/89)
Sneakers say: >In Message <859@manta.NOSC.MIL>, dwi@manta.NOSC.MIL (Steve Stamper) writes: >>Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego >>Lines: 53 >>International Championship Wrestling Arrives for the Amiga! > [A truly commercial advert deleted] >>Widgets and Gizzards, Inc. >>9307 Carlton Hills Blvd. >>Santee, Ca. 92071 > Is this not commercial abuse of our network? No, because this is a truly innovative game. By simply existing on the Amiga, it will serve to upgrade ALL Amiga games to come. Look at a partial list of innovations--things NEVER seen before on any other game: --32 blazing colors (No more monochrome Amiga games!) --digitized sound (Finally, at long last!) In fact, I'm darn glad these people posted this annoucement. I was dead sick of reading all the "When, oh when will International Championship Wrestling finally be here?" posts. ==Erik
Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com (06/30/89)
I see NO problem with posting an announcement ONCE for a new product. A number
of Amiga developers do like ASDG (Perry), Felesina(SP?) (Marco), etc... I
find it a service, IF posted once!
- Doug -
Doug_B_Erdely@Portal.Cup.Comdenbeste@bbn.com (Steven Den Beste) (06/30/89)
In article <20009@cup.portal.com>, ErikG@cup.portal.com (Erik Alexander Gavriluk) writes: > ...Look at a partial list of > innovations--things NEVER seen before on any other game: > > --32 blazing colors (No more monochrome Amiga games!) > --digitized sound (Finally, at long last!) > "Arkanoids", released at least two years ago, used 32 colors. Whether they are "blazing" colors, you'd have to judge for yourself. I think they're pretty good. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" uses digitized sounds for sound effects, for music background (and it's pretty damned good, I might add) and also for voices. "Strip Poker" (blush) had digitized voices last year. "Solitaire Royale" (if that is the name or spelling) has at least one digitized sound (the cheering when you win). Overtly it doesn't sound like they're doing ANYTHING that hasn't been independently before. From now on, please check your hyperbole at the door.
dwi@manta.NOSC.MIL (Steve Stamper) (07/01/89)
In article <42201@bbn.COM> denbeste@bbn.com (Steven Den Beste) writes: >In article <20009@cup.portal.com>, ErikG@cup.portal.com (Erik Alexander Gavriluk) writes: >> ...Look at a partial list of >> innovations--things NEVER seen before on any other game: >> >> --32 blazing colors (No more monochrome Amiga games!) >> --digitized sound (Finally, at long last!) >> No claim was ever made that these functions are unique, I merely listed some features of the product. I asked about posting such a message long before I did and the usenet guidelines state one new product announcement per product is OK if you warn people in the subject line. I am sorry if you did not like it and were offended, it is the only wrestling game available for the amiga and perhaps that means nothing to you, but I thought I warned people in the subject line. In any case I am very sorry to any who found the message offensive and will refrain from announcing any future games over the net (apparently those publishers/manufacturers with "special net" status are the only ones allowed to post product announcements here). Sorry again if I offended any of you. -Roger Uzun
pfaff@apollo.asd.contel.com (Ray Pfaff - Oakwood 457 934-8162) (07/01/89)
Steve Stamper writes: >it is the only wrestling game available for the amiga and >perhaps that means nothing to you .... Personally, I'm waiting for W.O.W. women wrestling!
cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (07/01/89)
>In Message <859@manta.NOSC.MIL>, dwi@manta.NOSC.MIL (Steve Stamper) writes:
Actually, because Steve sent this out over MILnet there may be fairly
grave consequences. It all depends on the authority at hand. Usenet is
sort of an anarchy, the old ARPAnet was run by DARPA and they would pull
the plug on sites that misbehaved, and now NSFNet hasn't made any real
solid statement that I've seen. So ignore it and move on. Life is to
short to bicker about it...
--Chuck McManis
uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com
These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
"A most excellent barbarian ... Genghis Kahn!"sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) (07/01/89)
In a previous message I wrote: >Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego >Lines: 53 >International Championship Wrestling Arrives for the Amiga! > [A truly commercial advert deleted] >Widgets and Gizzards, Inc. >9307 Carlton Hills Blvd. >Santee, Ca. 92071 > Is this not commercial abuse of our network? The reason I posted this was to draw feedback so I could see where the c.s.a readers stand on this kind of thing. All the replies I have received E-Mail indicate that this is abuse while the public postings indicate that its not abuse because it warned of a commercial announcment in the header and that it was only posted once. So based on the above it seems that a one time posting with proper subject line is not abuse. This sounds fair to me. Thanx for all the feedback. Sneakers -- ___ Dan "Sneakers" Schein //// BERKS AMIGA BBS Sneakers Computing //// 80+ Megs of software & messages 2455 McKinley Ave. ___ //// 12/2400 Baud - 24 Hrs West Lawn, PA 19609 \\\\ //// 215/678-7691 \\\\//// {pyramid|rutgers|uunet}!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers
doug@xdos.UUCP (Doug Merritt) (07/03/89)
In article <8916.AA8916@heimat> sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) writes:
(someone wrote:)
:> Is this not commercial abuse of our network?
:
: The reason I posted this was to draw feedback so I could see where the c.s.a
: readers stand on this kind of thing.
:
: All the replies I have received E-Mail indicate that this is abuse while the
: public postings indicate that its not abuse because it warned of a commercial
: announcment in the header and that it was only posted once.
:
: So based on the above it seems that a one time posting with proper subject
: line is not abuse. This sounds fair to me.
Refer anyone who gives you a hard time to news.announce.newusers,
which naturally they should read anyway.
You are easily within the limits of acceptable netiquette.
Briefly, multiple advertisements are verboten, simple announcements,
answers to questions, etc, are fine.
Some naive new users become self-appointed censors in the mistaken
belief that Usenet must pretend that commercial products do not exist.
Doug
--
Doug Merritt {pyramid,apple}!xdos!doug
Member, Crusaders for a Better Tomorrow Professional Wildeyed Visionaryfc@lexicon.com (Frank Cunningham) (07/03/89)
> > Is this not commercial abuse of our network?
I would be interested in hearing by Email from the person who skips
over an announced commercial message, without reading any of it.
(and why ?)
--
-Frank Cunningham smart: fc@lexicon.com
dumb: {husc6,linus,harvard,bbn}!spdcc!lexicon!fc
phone: (617) 891-6790karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) (07/05/89)
In article <20009@cup.portal.com>, ErikG@cup.portal.com (Erik Alexander Gavriluk) writes: > ...Look at a partial list of > innovations--things NEVER seen before on any other game: > > --digitized sound (Finally, at long last!) Oh please! Some of the very first games available for the Amiga, 1.0 Kickstart types, had digitized sounds, for example, One-On-One. -- -- uunet!sugar!karl -- free Usenet access: (713) 438-5018
bear@bucsb.UUCP (Blair M. Burtan) (07/13/89)
>Steve Stamper writes: > >>it is the only wrestling game available for the amiga and >>perhaps that means nothing to you .... > >Personally, I'm waiting for W.O.W. women wrestling! How about Co-Ed naked Jello (tm) wrestling in HAM.
sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) (07/14/89)
In article <2779@bucsb.UUCP> bear@bucsb.bu.edu (Blair M. Burtan) writes: >>Steve Stamper writes: >> >>>it is the only wrestling game available for the amiga and >>>perhaps that means nothing to you .... >> >>Personally, I'm waiting for W.O.W. women wrestling! > >How about Co-Ed naked Jello (tm) wrestling in HAM. Nope. can't do this. Too many male amiga owners would be found dead of electrocution as they tried to reach through the screen. -- John Sparks | {rutgers|uunet}!ukma!corpane!sparks | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 1200bps ||||||||||||||| sparks@corpane.UUCP | 502/968-5401 thru -5406 As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.
thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (07/17/89)
In article <2779@bucsb.UUCP> bear@bucsb.bu.edu (Blair M. Burtan) writes: >>Steve Stamper writes: >> >>>it is the only wrestling game available for the amiga and >>>perhaps that means nothing to you .... >> >>Personally, I'm waiting for W.O.W. women wrestling! > >How about Co-Ed naked Jello (tm) wrestling in HAM. John Sparks writes: " Nope. can't do this. Too many male amiga owners would be found dead of electrocution as they tried to reach through the screen. " Hmmmm, sounds like an ideal application for Haitek's X-Specs 3D to me: project the Naked Co-Ed Jello Wrestlers into the viewspace in FRONT of the screen! :-) Considering the amazing effects exemplified by "Space Spuds", this could REALLY be a winner! Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
erk@americ.UUCP (Erick Parsons) (07/18/89)
>From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) Message-ID: <894@corpane.UUCP> >>In article <2779@bucsb.UUCP> bear@bucsb.bu.edu (Blair M. Burtan) writes: >>>Steve Stamper writes: >>>>it is the only wrestling game available for the amiga and >>>>perhaps that means nothing to you .... >>>Personally, I'm waiting for W.O.W. women wrestling! >>How about Co-Ed naked Jello (tm) wrestling in HAM. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Nope. can't do this. Too many male amiga owners would be found dead of >electrocution as they tried to reach through the screen. No problem, make it X-specs 3D, just don't bop yourself in the face %-) -- ------------------ // -----------Cut-Here---------------------------------- Erick Parsons // Words for the wise: *If it works don't fix it.* Sacramento Ca // mail to: ...pacbell!sactoh0!americ!erk ------------- \\// --------------------------------------------------------